Mechatronics Engineering

The laboratory provides students with a deep understanding of the principles and techniques used in the chemical analysis of samples. This involves developing skills in selecting and applying appropriate analytical methods to determine the composition and concentration of chemical substances in unknown samples.

What we offer

• Physical and chemical properties and changes of substances
• Introduction to chemical reactions
• Electrochemistry and corrosion
• Calcination of solid materials
• Determination of food ash content
• Determination of moisture in a drying oven
• Soxhlet extraction of food samples

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation: workstations with service connections (water, electricity, gas, vacuum, and lighting), fume hoods, air conditioning, exhaust systems and air renewal, emergency shower, eyewash system, and safety signage, including an evacuation route, HIRARC matrix, and 5S.

Equipment and technology

• Soxhlet extraction (fat analyzer)
• Muffle furnace for processes up to 1200 °C
• Measuring equipment: digital thermometers, digital Vernier calipers, atmospheric pressure with temperature
• Determination of nitrogen by the Kjeldahl method
• Devices for distillation and steam distillation
• Synthesis for reactions with reflux
• Devices for performing chemical element and compound measurement techniques: gravimetric, volumetric, and spectrophotometric techniques
• Auxiliary laboratory equipment: hot plate with stirrer, vortex stirrers for tubes, automatic burettes, repeating pipettes, etc.
• Bench pH and temperature meter
• Gas extraction equipment for fume hoods and laboratory spaces
• Computational equipment for data processing and laboratory display
• Reagent dispensers

Information

Juan Carlos Yacono (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35615 and 35661
Building I2, classroom 200
labquimicaanalitica@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 18:15 hours

This laboratory provides students and researchers with a proper space to learn and apply techniques of material testing and evaluation, in order to determine the physical, mechanical and chemical properties. This requires a familiarization with a wide range of testing methods such as tensile, compression, bending, hardness, impact resistance, among others, as well as developing skills in sample preparation and result interpretation.

What we offer

• High temperature heat treatment tests on inorganic samples
• Water treatment as determination of analytes
• Synthesis of organic compounds in the pharmaceutical industry
• Characterization of organic samples by determining melting point, column and plate chromatography with silica gel and UV-Vis spectra
• Obtaining crystals and identifying single crystals by microscope
• Sedimentation of waste water
• Concentration of reaction mixtures or extracts of organic mixtures using a rotary evaporator to recover solvents

Infrastructure

This laboratory meets all the necessary requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Voltage stabilizer
• Oven
• Hot plate stirrer
• Digital thermometer
• Melting point measuring equipment
• Chemical element measuring equipment
• Gas extraction equipment
• pH, mV and temperature meter
• Computer equipment for data collection
• UV-Vis spectrophotometer
• Vacuum pump
• Refrigeration equipment
• Ultrasonic bath

Information

Wilfredo Hernández Gorriti (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extension 35669
Building I1, basement 1
labdocimasia@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory provides students with an environment to apply and experiment with the theoretical principles learned in the classroom in a practical and realistic context. This involves familiarizing students with equipment and tools used in the electrical industry, such as generators, transformers, motors, measuring devices, etc.

What we offer

• Electrical measurement instruments and power equipment
• Power factor correction, lighting, and protection elements
• Use of the LVSIM-EMS simulator for electrical power and power factor correction
• Transformers and industrial electrical installations
• Use of electric motors
• Use of the LVSIM-EMS simulator for transformers and electric motors

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Energy analyzer
• Tektronix oscilloscope
• Tachometer
• Computational equipment for data collection
• Tools for modifying circuit boards
• Electronic sensors

Information

Marcos Albarracín Manrique (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35612 and 35665
Building I2, classroom 406
labelectrica@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

This laboratory provides students with a digital fabrication space to learn, test, and develop projects using advanced fabrication tools and rapid prototype technologies. This requires fostering creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit by having access to relevant equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters, computer numerical control (CNC) machines and other digital fabrication tools.

What we offer

• Digital signals workshop (CAD)
• Analog signals workshop and CAD inventor
• Actuator workshop (assembly inventor)
• Peripherals laboratories (assembly inventor)

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements necessary for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Fabrication of plastic injection molds, which supports the implementation of projects with the industrial park of Peru
• Accurate carving of materials in three or more dimensions at the same time
• Development of electronic cards. We currently work with SMD circuits to achieve fairly compact development cards
• CAD software
• EdgeCAM software
• 3D printer
• Lathe
• Computer equipment for data collection
• Digital oscilloscope
• Multimeter
• CNC machining
• Plasma cutter

Information

Leonardo Nikolai Vinces Ramos (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 34464, 35614 and 35682 
Building I2, classrooms S102 and S206
fablabul@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory provides students with a better understanding of the practical application of both principles and techniques used for the efficient and ergonomic design of workplaces and production systems. This includes developing skills in evaluating and improving work process efficiency, optimizing facility layout and resource distribution, and minimizing workplace hazards and related injuries.

What we offer

• Mock-ups construction
• Scaled blueprint printing with plotter
• Anthropometric measurements
• Noise measurement
• Lighting measurement

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Anthropometer for body dimension measurement
• Decibel meter for noise measurement
• Lux meter for lighting measurement
• Blueprint printer
• CAD Software
• Computer equipment for data collection
• Measuring tapes
• Analog and digital stopwatches

Information

Marco Antonio Henrich Saavedra (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35622 and 35668
Building I2, classroom 107
labdiseno@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

This laboratory provides students with a proper environment to learn and apply the principles and technologies of advanced manufacturing, with special focus on the efficient and adaptive production for different products. This requires a familiarization with flexible and automated production systems such as manufacturing cells, industrial robots, numerical control systems, etc.

What we offer

• Digital signals workshop
• Analog signals workshop
• Actuator workshop
• Peripherals laboratories
• Robotics workshop
• CNC, CAD/CAM manufacturing

Infrastructure

This laboratory meets all the necessary requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• CNC milling machine
• Motoman CNC robots
• CNC lathe
• CAD software
• EdgeCAM software
• 3D printer
• Conveyor belt
• Automation technology

Information

Juan Carlos Goñi Delion (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35618 and 35666
Building I2, classroom S207
labCIM@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory provides students with a space to learn about formulation, production, and evaluation of foods enriched with bioactive ingredients that offer specific health benefits. It also builds technical skills in handling ingredients, preparing food products, and conducting sensory tests and nutritional analyses to ensure the quality and effectiveness of functional foods.

What we offer

• Microencapsulation of oils
• Fruit-based nectars and beverages
• Pickled vegetables
• Jam preparation
• Food characterization
• Food development and formulation

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• OxiTester to measure acidity index, peroxide index, and polyphenols
• Microwave-ultrasonic extractor
• Food grinder
• Spectrophotometer for polyphenol determination
• Infrared dehydrator
• Silverson Mixer for emulsifying and homogenizing mixtures with vegetable oils
• Mini spray dryer for spray drying homogeneous mixtures with compounds
• Food moisture balance
• Bunsen thermostatic bath for heating and maintaining vegetable oils
• Rancimat 892 for rapid stability determination
• Tasting room
• Computer equipment for data collection
• HPLC system for amino acid determination in proteins
• Rheometer for measuring mixtures viscosity

Information

Nancy Chasquibol Silva (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35690 and 35691
Building I2, classrooms 300 and 320
labalimentos@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

This laboratory complements the theoretical fundamentals of chemistry with practical experiences. This provides students with the chance to apply and reinforce concepts and basic laboratory techniques, develop skills for handling chemicals and laboratory equipment, as well as the collection, analysis, and interpretation of experimental data. Furthermore, the laboratory promotes the understanding of the scientific methodology, fosters safety for handling materials and equipment, and stimulate critical thinking and problem-solving.

What we offer

• Familiarization with the use of laboratory equipment and instruments (glass instruments, Bunsen burner, scales, digital densimeter)
• Liquid density determination by pycnometer and digital densimeter verification
• Microscale chemical reactions
• Zinc iodide synthesis and purification (reaction stoichiometry verification)
• Acid-base titration (neutralization reaction), molarity determination of an unknown concentration of a substance
• Gas stoichiometry, gas volume determination from the chemical reaction in the presence of water
• Verification of gas laws according to the graphs obtained from using temperature and pressure sensors shown in modular screens

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements to functionally operate: tables with service stations (water, electric power, gas, vacuum and illumination), chemical fumes hood, air conditioning, air extractors and renewal, emergency shower, eyewash systems, and safety signaling, including an evacuation route, IPERC matrix and 5S.

Equipment and technology

• Analytical (0,0001 g) and precision (0,1 g, 0,01 g) balances
• Handheld pH and temperature meter
• Electrolysis module (electrolysis solutions, power source, electrodes, glass elements)
• Measurement equipment: digital thermometers, digital Vernier caliper, atmospheric pressure with temperature
• Devices to measure chemicals and compounds: gravimetric and volumetric techniques
• Auxiliary laboratory equipment: hot plate stirrer, vortex mixer, automatic burette, etc.
• LabQuest3 interfaces with pressure and temperature sensors for gas experiments
• Gas extraction equipment (hoods and in the environment)
• Computer equipment for data processing and lab exposure
• Chemical reagents dispensers

Information

Juan Carlos Yacono (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extension 35661 
Building I2, classroom 340
labquimicageneral@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

This laboratory provides students with a practical understanding of chemical processes and unit operations used for industrial scale production. This implies to familiarize students with equipment, techniques, and practices used in the industry, as well as building skills for the safe handling of materials and chemicals, design and optimization of processes, and analysis of final products.

What we offer

• Improvement of unit processes controlled by chemical equilibrium
• pH determination and function of acid-base indicators in aqueous systems
• Electrolytic processes: electrosynthesis, identification and interpretation of spontaneous oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions, and electrolysis of saline solutions
• Chemical reactions and hydrocarbon identification
• Soap preparation from fats and oils
• Generation of eco-friendly esters using conventional microwave
• Alcohol distillation

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements to functionally operate: tables with service stations (water, electric power, gas, vacuum and illumination), chemical fumes hood, air conditioning, air extractors and renewal, emergency shower, eyewash systems, and safety signaling, including an evacuation route, IPERC matrix and 5S.

Equipment and technology

• UV-Vis AquaMate 8000 spectrophotometer
• Hot air sterilizer and drying oven
• Electrolysis module (electrolysis solutions, power source, electrodes, glass elements)
• Measurement equipment: digital thermometers, digital Vernier caliper, atmospheric pressure with temperature
• Devices to measure chemicals and compounds: gravimetric, volumetric, and spectrophotometric techniques
• Auxiliary laboratory equipment: hot plate stirrer, vortex mixer, automatic burette, repeater pipettes, etc.
• Benchtop pH and temperature meter
• Gas extraction equipment (hoods and in the environment)
• Computer equipment for data processing and lab exposure
• Chemical reagents dispensers
• UV chamber

Information

Juan Carlos Yacono (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35660 and 35661
Building  I2, classroom 330
labquimicaindustrial@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

This laboratory provides students with a proper environment to garner practical skills for the safe and efficient operation of machines and tools used in manufacturing and production processes. This requires a familiarization with a wide range of equipment such as lathes, milling machines, drills, saws, among others, as well as developing skills in the operation, maintenance and adjustment of such machines.

What we offer

• Bench Theory
• Part machining with lathe and milling
• Pump and pipe laboratory
• Engine and gasoline/diesel laboratory
• Gear manufacturing laboratory
• Electric and autogenous welding laboratory
• MIG/MAG/TIC welding laboratory

Infrastructure

This laboratory meets all the necessary requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Universal milling machine
• Pump modulus for measuring flow parameters
• Parallel lathe
• Measuring instruments
• Welding equipment
• Combustion engines
• Part machining equipment

Information

Juan Carlos Goñi Delion (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35618 and 35664
Building I2, classroom S203
labmaquinas@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 22:00 hours
Saturday, from 7:00 to 12:00 hours

This laboratory provides students with skills and knowledge to carry out accurate and reliable measurements, assess materials quality and properties, and conduct experimental research. This requires a familiarization with the fundamentals of metrology and measurement techniques, quality standards and protocols applied to different industrial fields, and principles of experimental research.

What we offer

• Hardness determination in solid materials
• Compression, tensile and bending tests
• Sample visualization of different materials under microscopes
• Tensile tests on threads and fabric
• Torsion test on threads
• Fineness determination (diameter measurement) of camelid fibers
• Metrological verification of scales

Infrastructure

This laboratory meet all the necessary requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Rockwell Hardness Tester
• Computer controlled, benchtop, two-column universal force testing instrument
• Binocular petrographic microscope
• pH, mV and temperature meter
• Oven
• Precision analytical balance
• Humidity balance
• Manometer
• Vacuum gauge
• Density meter

Information

Martín Cornejo Sarmiento (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35619 and 35667
Building I2, Classroom 205
labcalidad@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory provides students with a space to develop practical skills in the handling, cultivation, identification, and analysis of microorganisms. This involves familiarizing students with the techniques and methodologies used in microbiology, such as sterilization, culture plating, cell staining, biochemical testing, among others.

What we offer

• Determination of total coliforms and E. coli in drinking water by the Colilert-18 method
• Determination of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) by the respirometric method
• Determination of cell viability by flow cytometry
• Soil respirometry

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Voltage stabilizer
• Oven
• Hot plate stirrer
• Digital thermometer
• Measuring equipment
• Chemical element measurement equipment
• Gas extraction equipment
• pH, mV, and temperature meter
• Computational equipment for data collection
• Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
• Vacuum pump
• Cooling equipment
• Ultrasonic bath

Information

Javier Quino Favero (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extension 35669
Building I1, basement 1
labmicrobiologia@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory provides students and researchers with the proper environment for the fabrication of new materials and nanomaterials, as well as the appropriate equipment to characterize and evaluate their properties for different applications.

What we offer

• Fabrication of nanomaterials and new materials
• Fabrication of membranes
• Thermal treatments in controlled atmosphere
• Production of nanocellulose from different materials
• Material characterization
• Analysis of liquid and gas samples

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Voltage stabilizer
• Oven
• Tubular muffle furnace with temperature controller
• Refrigerated centrifuge
• Gas extraction equipment
• pH meter
• Computational equipment for data collection
• Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
• Electrospinning equipment
• Vacuum pump
• Cooling equipment
• Gas chromatograph
• Ball mill
• Stone mill "supermasscolloider"
• Lyophilization equipment
• Rotavapor equipment
• Viscometer
• Equipment for film production
• Thickness gauge
• Sonic tip
• Equipment for water vapor permeability determination
• Ultrasonic bath

Information

Silvia Ponce Álvarez (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extension 35669
Building I1, basement 1
labnanotecnologia@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory provides students with an ideal environment to experiment and apply theoretical physics concepts in a practical and tangible way. This includes familiarizing students with laboratory equipment and experimental techniques used to investigate physical phenomena, as well as developing skills in data collection, analysis, and interpretation. It also fosters an understanding of fundamental principles of physics while encouraging critical thinking and problem-solving.

What we offer

• Measurement and vectors
• Applications of gravitational acceleration
• Applications of the second condition for equilibrium
• Applications of Newton's Second Law
• Conservation of mechanical energy

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• PASCO Universal Interface for distance and speed measurement
• Air track module
• PASCO ultrasonic sensor
• Computer equipment for data collection

Information

Marcos Albarracín Manrique (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35612 and 35665
Building I2, classroom 402
labfisica@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory provides students with an ideal environment to experiment and apply theoretical physics concepts in a practical and tangible way. This includes familiarizing students with laboratory equipment and experimental techniques used to investigate physical phenomena, as well as developing skills in data collection, analysis, and interpretation. It also fosters an understanding of fundamental principles of physics while encouraging critical thinking and problem-solving.

What we offer

• Applications of Archimedes' Principle
• Electrostatics applications
• Electrical measurements
• Charging and discharging of a capacitor
• Free, damped, and forced oscillations

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Power supply
• Van de Graaff generator
• Digital multimeter
• Electrodes
• Capacitor
• Computer equipment for data collection

Information

Marcos Albarracín Manrique (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35612 and 35665
Building I2, classroom 403
labfisica@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory ensures that products meet the quality standards established by government regulations and market expectations. This requires conducting tests, analyses, and evaluations throughout the product lifecycle—from raw materials to the final product—in order to identify and correct any deviations or defects that may affect its quality.

What we offer

• Moisture determination (crushed solid foods)
• Evaluation of pH, soluble solids, salinity, consistency, thickness, density, and particles according to the Peruvian Regulations (NTP) or international standards
• Measurement of mass, volume, temperature, and length
• Product quality control (according to standards and requirements)
• Histograms and capability
• Acceptance sampling

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Autoclave (sterilizer)
• Digital and analytical balances
• Moisture balance
• Digital and mechanical refractometers
• pH meter
• Densimeter
• Consistometer
• No. 70 Sieve
• Vernier caliper
• Micrometers

Information

Martín Cornejo Sarmiento (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35619 and 35667
Building I2, classroom 206
labcalidad@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

This laboratory provides students with a safe environment to acquire and apply practical skills in the management of tools, software, and technological equipment used in different disciplines. This implies to familiarize students with the latest technologies, build skills to solve technical problems, and promote innovation and creativity.

What we offer

• Designs and simulations in specialized software.

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• 32 computers
• Software 3DSSPP 7.12
• Software Arena 15.10.00004 (64-bit)
• Software ChemCAD suite 7
• Software Digitizer2.Ic3
• Software Kaledo Style V4RI
• Software Minitab 18
• Software ModarisV8RI
• Software POM QM for Windows, v5
• Software RStudio
• Software SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework (64-bit)
• Software SAP GUI 7.10
• Software Thonny 4.0.2

Information

Marco Antonio Henrich Saavedra (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extension 35622
Building I2, classroom 103
labdiseno@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 17:15 hours

The laboratory provides students with an ideal environment to acquire and apply practical skills in designing, cutting, sewing, and finishing garments. This includes familiarizing students with the techniques and tools used in the fashion industry, such as sewing and embroidery machines, cutting patterns, steam irons, etc.

What we offer

• Garment costing operations
• Garment design
• Embroidery designs on garments

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Electronic precision balance
• Plotter
• 2-needle overlock machine
• 3-needle coverstitch machine
• Yamato 3-needle blind stitch machine
• Embroidery machine with head
• Ohaus pedestal scale
• Straight stitch sewing machine/table
• Computer equipment for data collection
• Modaris software for pattern design

Information

Marco Antonio Henrich Saavedra (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extension 35670
Building A1, basement 2
labconfecciones@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 22:00 hours
Saturday from 7:00 to 13:00 hours

This laboratory provides students with practical experiences that help them understand and apply the fundamentals of thermodynamics while developing technical skills for experiments, measurements, and analysis of thermodynamic systems.

What we offer

• Determination of heat capacities of gases
• Simple steam distillation

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Warming blanket
• Handheld micromanometer
• Digital thermometer
• Heat exchanger
• Measurement equipment
• Computer equipment for data collection

Information

Edmundo Arroyo Benites (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35613 and 35615
Building I2, classroom 420
labtermodinamica@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 18:15 hours

The laboratory provides students with an ideal environment to experiment with and understand the fundamental principles of unit operations used in the industry and related processes. This involves familiarizing students with equipment and techniques used to carry out unit operations such as distillation, filtration, extraction, and drying, among others.

What we offer

• Lyophilization of materials and food
• Spray drying for the production of powdered food
• Drying of solid materials and food
• Fuel production from recycled plastic materials
• Material and energy balance experiments

Infrastructure

The laboratory meets all requirements for optimal operation.

Equipment and technology

• Lyophilization equipment
• Spray drying equipment
• Air conditioning unit
• Spraying equipment
• Pilot water treatment plant
• Heat exchanger unit
• Tray drying equipment
• Grain roaster
• Industrial blender
• Pyrolysis reactor
• Food extruder

Information

Edmundo Arroyo Benites (supervisor)
T (511) 4376767 extensions 35613 and 35663
Building I2, classroom 503
labopu@ulima.edu.pe

Business hours

Monday to Friday, from 7:00 to 21:15 hours